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have_v inform_v he_o to_o the_o second_o objection_n it_o be_v answer_v that_o very_o many_o person_n of_o great_a learning_n and_o quality_n be_v after_o long_a experience_n confirm_v in_o so_o good_a a_o opinion_n of_o i_o and_o of_o my_o integrity_n as_o that_o it_o will_v not_o be_v question_v by_o any_o but_o that_o i_o will_v deal_v ingenious_o and_o sincere_o in_o my_o narration_n so_o that_o they_o can_v not_o see_v any_o just_a reason_n that_o shall_v hinder_v i_o from_o comply_v with_o their_o desire_n now_o i_o that_o have_v be_v always_o natural_o easy_a to_o be_v entreat_v by_o my_o friend_n and_o obedient_a to_o the_o command_v of_o my_o superior_n can_v not_o deny_v they_o any_o long_o but_o have_v endeavour_v to_o satisfy_v their_o desire_n take_v here_o therefore_o courteous_a reader_n a_o short_a abridgement_n of_o the_o rite_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o jew_n wherein_o notwithstanding_o there_o be_v not_o any_o the_o least_o circumstance_n omit_v unless_o it_o be_v such_o as_o be_v not_o at_o all_o observe_v now_o or_o regard_v by_o they_o i_o have_v divide_v this_o history_n into_o five_o part_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n write_v by_o moses_n and_o in_o my_o write_n i_o have_v keep_v myself_o exact_o to_o the_o truth_n remember_v myself_o to_o be_v a_o jew_n and_o have_v therefore_o take_v upon_o i_o the_o person_n of_o a_o plain_a neutral_a relater_n only_o i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o avoid_v the_o give_a occasion_n to_o the_o reader_n of_o deride_v the_o jew_n for_o their_o so_o many_o ceremony_n neither_o yet_o have_v i_o at_o all_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o defend_v or_o maintain_v they_o for_o as_o much_o as_o my_o whole_a purpose_n be_v to_o give_v a_o bare_a relation_n of_o they_o only_o and_o no_o way_n to_o persuade_v any_o to_o the_o observe_v of_o they_o however_o very_o observable_a be_v the_o say_n of_o that_o great_a person_n though_o not_o by_o many_o right_o understand_v which_o yet_o be_v agreeable_a to_o that_o of_o the_o prophet_n hosea_n cap._n 11._o lex_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la lex_fw-la puerorum_fw-la that_o be_v the_o law_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v a_o law_n of_o child_n a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n part_n i._o chap._n i._o of_o the_o division_n and_o original_a of_o all_o the_o jewish_a rite_n and_o wherein_o they_o differ_v among_o themselves_o page_n 1._o ii_o of_o their_o house_n and_o place_n of_o dwelling_n page_n 4._o iii_o of_o their_o utensil_n and_o vessel_n in_o their_o house_n p._n 7._o iv._o of_o their_o manner_n of_o prepare_v to_o bed_n and_o their_o esteem_n of_o dream_n p._n 9_o v._o of_o their_o habit_n and_o vestment_n and_o of_o their_o fringe_n and_o frontlet_n p._n 12._o vi_o of_o their_o modesty_n in_o evacuation_n p._n 18._o vii_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o wash_v in_o the_o morning_n p._n 21._o viii_o of_o uncleanness_n p._n 22._o ix_o of_o their_o benediction_n of_o laudatory_a prayer_n p._n 23._o x._o of_o the_o form_n of_o their_o synagogue_n or_o school_n p._n 26._o xi_o of_o their_o prayer_n square_a vestment_n call_v tale_v their_o frontlet_n and_o book_n of_o the_o pentateuch_n p._n 32._o xii_o of_o their_o priest_n and_o levite_n and_o of_o their_o wife_n and_o tithe_n p._n 43._o xiii_o of_o their_o flock_n and_o tillage_n of_o the_o ground_n p._n 46._o fourteen_o of_o their_o charity_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o their_o tenderness_n show_v to_o their_o very_a beast_n p._n 50._o part_n ii_o chap._n i._n what_o language_n they_o use_v in_o their_o ordinary_a speech_n write_n and_o preach_v p._n 56._o iii_o of_o their_o academy_n and_o study_n and_o of_o the_o original_a and_o continuation_n of_o the_o gemara_n p._n 62._o iii_o of_o the_o manner_n how_o their_o rabbin_n be_v create_v and_o of_o their_o authority_n and_o power_n of_o excommunication_n p._n 68_o iv._o of_o their_o oath_n and_o vow_n p._n 71_o v._o of_o their_o deal_v in_o worldly_a affair_n and_o of_o their_o usury_n p._n 73._o vi_o of_o their_o contract_n evidence_n witness_n judge_n and_o judgement_n p._n 77._o vii_o of_o meat_n that_o be_v forbid_v they_o and_o how_o they_o eat_v their_o flesh_n p._n 80._o viii_o of_o their_o drink_n p._n 98._o ix_o of_o their_o make_v their_o bread_n p._n 100_o x._o of_o their_o manner_n of_o sit_v at_o meat_n p._n 101._o part_n iii_o chap._n i._o of_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o sabbath_n p._n 104._o ii_o of_o the_o beginning_n of_o their_o month_n and_o of_o their_o order_n and_o name_n and_o of_o the_o thirteen_o month_n p_o 119._o iii_o of_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passeover_n p._n 124._o iv._o of_o the_o feast_n of_o week_n or_o pentecost_n p._n 134._o v._o of_o their_o caput_fw-la anni_fw-la or_o begin_v of_o the_o year_n and_o of_o the_o first_o month_n call_v elul_a p._n 137._o vi_o of_o the_o day_n of_o pardon_n of_o sin_n or_o expiation_n call_v chipur_n p._n 143._o vii_o of_o the_o feast_n of_o booth_n or_o tabernacle_n p._n 148._o viii_o of_o their_o fast_n command_v and_o voluntary_a p._n 154._o ix_o of_o the_o feast_n of_o light_n call_v also_o chanucha_n p._n 161._o x._o of_o the_o feast_n of_o purim_n or_o lot_n p._n 164._o part_n iv._o chap._n i._o of_o the_o several_a kind_n and_o degree_n of_o adultery_n and_o fornication_n pag._n 167._o ii_o of_o their_o marriage_n p._n 171._o iii_o of_o their_o contract_n and_o manner_n of_o marry_v p._n 174._o iv._o of_o the_o liberty_n a_o woman_n that_o be_v marry_v young_a have_v to_o refuse_v her_o husband_n and_o of_o the_o penalty_n of_o force_v or_o deflower_v a_o virgin_n p._n 181._o v._o how_o their_o woman_n behave_v themselves_o during_o the_o time_n of_o their_o course_n and_o after_o childbirth_n p._n 183._o vi_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n and_o of_o jealousy_n p._n 186._o vii_o of_o their_o ibum_n and_o calitzah_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o the_o next_o kinsman_n be_v take_v or_o refuse_v the_o relict_n of_o his_o decease_a kinsman_n p._n 193._o viii_o of_o their_o circumcision_n p._n 201._o ix_o of_o the_o redemption_n of_o their_o first-born_a p._n 209._o x._o of_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o education_n of_o their_o child_n and_o bring_v they_o up_o in_o learning_n p._n 212._o xi_o of_o the_o honour_n they_o account_v due_a to_o their_o parent_n tutor_n rabbin_n and_o ancient_a person_n pag._n 215._o part_n v._o chap._n i._o of_o the_o jewish_a heretic_n and_o particular_o of_o the_o karraim_n pag._n 218._o ii_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o be_v make_v a_o jew_n p._n 222._o iii_o of_o their_o opinion_n concern_v all_o magic_n divination_n and_o augury_n p._n 223._o iv._o of_o their_o slave_n p._n 225._o v._o what_o precept_n the_o jewish_a woman_n be_v bind_v to_o observe_v p._n 236._o vi_o of_o their_o manner_n of_o confess_v their_o sin_n and_o do_v penance_n p._n 228._o vii_o of_o their_o sick_a and_o dead_a p._n 230._o viii_o of_o their_o manner_n of_o order_v their_o dead_a and_o bury_v they_o p._n 233._o ix_o of_o their_o mourn_a pray_v for_o and_o commemorate_n of_o the_o dead_a p._n 239._o x._o of_o their_o paradise_n hell_n and_o purgatory_n p._n 243._o xi_o of_o their_o belief_n of_o the_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n the_o resurrection_n and_o day_n of_o judgement_n p._n 245._o xii_o of_o the_o thirteen_o article_n of_o their_o faith_n pag._n 246._o fault_n escape_v the_o last_o page_n of_o the_o first_o sheet_n l._n 16._o read_v power_n b._n p._n 2._o line_n 1._o r._n concubitu_fw-la b._n 4._o l._n 22._o r._n have_v assist_v b._n p._n 8._o l._n 24._o r._n the_o moon_n b._n p._n 11._o l._n 7._o r._n to_o be_v primus_fw-la page_n 43._o l._n 11._o r._n tithe_n p._n 48._o l._n 12._o r._n untilled_a p._n 53._o l._n 7._o r._n call_v p._n 92._o l._n 10._o r._n within_o it_o p._n 97._o l._n 16._o r._n it_o be_v unwholesome_a p._n 111._o l._n 16._o r._n use_v p._n 112._o l._n 22._o r._n not_o say_v p._n 117._o l._n 9_o r._n sabbath_n be_v p._n 118._o l._n 14._o r._n hand_n p._n 122._o l._n 19_o r._n commemorate_fw-la p._n 130._o l._n 21._o r._n take_v out_o p._n 146._o l._n 7._o r._n or_o not_o ib._n l._n 16._o r._n consist_v p._n 149._o l._n 4._o r._n wattel_v p._n 153._o l._n 9_o r._n sponsus_fw-la legis_fw-la p._n 161._o l._n 7._o r._n wiseman_n p._n 162._o l._n 24._o r._n of_o business_n p._n 178._o l._n 3._o r._n be_v do_v lb._n l._n 22._o r._n before_o they_o p._n 180._o l._n 13._o r._n bring_v she_o p._n 188._o l._n 18._o read_v this_o mean_n p._n 198._o l._n 15._o r._n plank_n p._n 202._o l._n 4._o r._n no_o precept_n p._n 214._o l._n 2._o r._n to_o p._n 220._o l._n 7._o
four-cornerd_a garment_n be_v not_o any_o where_o in_o common_a use_n among_o they_o because_o it_o will_v make_v they_o a_o scorn_n and_o laughingstock_n to_o the_o nation_n among_o who_o they_o live_v they_o instead_o thereof_o wear_v only_o under_o their_o other_o garment_n a_o kind_n of_o square_a frock_n with_o the_o aforesaid_a pendant_n or_o tassel_n fasten_v to_o it_o and_o this_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arbancanfod_n and_o this_o they_o do_v in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o it_o be_v enjoin_v they_o in_o the_o above-cited_n place_n of_o numb_a ver_fw-la 40._o quas_fw-la cum_fw-la viderint_fw-la recordentur_fw-la omnium_fw-la mandatorum_fw-la domini_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o you_o may_v remember_v and_o do_v all_o my_o commandment_n and_o be_v holy_a unto_o your_o god_n notwithstanding_o in_o their_o school_n at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o prayer_n they_o put_v on_o a_o certain_a square_a woollen_a vestment_n with_o the_o say_a pendant_n fasten_v at_o each_o corner_n of_o it_o and_o this_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tale_v as_o we_o shall_v show_v hereafter_o cap._n 11._o 10._o the_o man_n also_o ought_v to_o wear_v continual_o their_o frontlet_n which_o the_o scripture_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d totafot_o and_o be_v name_v by_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tephilin_n command_v they_o deuteron_n cap._n 6._o ver_fw-la 8._o &_o cap._n 11._o ver_fw-la 18._o et_fw-la ligabis_fw-la ea_fw-la quasi_fw-la signum_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la tua_fw-la etc._n etc._n therefore_o shall_v you_o lay_v up_o these_o my_o word_n in_o your_o heart_n and_o in_o your_o soul_n and_o bind_v they_o for_o a_o sign_n upon_o your_o hand_n that_o they_o may_v be_v as_o frontlet_n between_o your_o eye_n the_o manner_n and_o form_n of_o these_o you_o shall_v have_v describe_v cap._n 11._o notwithstanding_o at_o present_a partly_o to_o avoid_v the_o scoff_n of_o the_o nation_n where_o they_o live_v and_o also_o because_o they_o account_v of_o these_o as_o of_o a_o holy_a thing_n and_o such_o as_o ought_v to_o be_v use_v with_o great_a discretion_n and_o not_o upon_o every_o trivial_a occasion_n they_o neither_o put_v on_o these_o but_o only_o in_o the_o time_n of_o prayer_n 11._o some_o of_o they_o observe_v in_o dress_v themselves_o in_o the_o morning_n to_o put_v on_o the_o right_a stocking_n and_o right_a shoe_n first_o without_o tie_v it_o then_o afterward_o to_o put_v on_o the_o left_a and_o so_o to_o return_v to_o the_o right_n that_o so_o they_o may_v begin_v and_o end_n with_o the_o right_a side_n which_o they_o account_v to_o be_v the_o most_o fortunate_a 12._o they_o hold_v it_o also_o a_o unbeseeming_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n to_o make_v himself_o ready_a without_o put_v on_o a_o girdle_n or_o something_o that_o may_v divide_v the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o body_n from_o the_o upper_a chap._n vi_o of_o their_o modesty_n in_o evacuation_n the_o rabbin_n have_v deliver_v very_o many_o circumstance_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o evacuation_n or_o ease_v the_o body_n concern_v the_o place_n and_o manner_n how_o they_o be_v to_o order_v themselves_o in_o the_o act_n all_o which_o be_v tend_v to_o health_n civility_n and_o modesty_n and_o they_o have_v be_v the_o more_o easy_o induce_v to_o treat_v of_o this_o particular_a because_o they_o find_v it_o specify_v also_o in_o the_o law_n deuteron_n cap._n 23._o ver_fw-la 12._o etc._n etc._n habebis_fw-la locum_fw-la extra_fw-la castra_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la egrediaris_fw-la ad_fw-la requisita_fw-la naturae_fw-la gerens_fw-la paxillum_fw-la etc._n etc._n thou_o shall_v have_v a_o place_n also_o without_o the_o camp_n whither_o thou_o shall_v go_v forth_o abroad_o and_o thou_o shall_v have_v a_o paddle_v upon_o thy_o weapon_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o thou_o will_v ease_v thyself_o abroad_o thou_o shall_v dig_v therewith_o and_o shall_v turn_v back_o and_o cover_v that_o which_o come_v from_o thou_o for_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n walk_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o thy_o camp_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o shall_v thy_o camp_n be_v holy_a that_o he_o see_v no_o unclean_a thing_n in_o thou_o etc._n etc._n 2._o and_o first_o they_o say_v that_o they_o must_v accustom_v themselves_o to_o do_v this_o business_n in_o the_o morning_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v up_o and_o afterward_o to_o wash_v their_o hand_n that_o so_o they_o may_v go_v clean_o to_o their_o prayer_n 3._o whensoever_o a_o man_n feel_v himself_o move_v towards_o this_o business_n he_o must_v not_o hold_v it_o for_o in_o so_o do_v he_o shall_v render_v himself_o willing_o abominable_a against_o the_o command_n give_v levit._n cap._n 11._o ver_fw-la 44._o nolite_fw-la contaminare_fw-la animas_fw-la vestras_fw-la etc._n etc._n 4._o if_o the_o place_n be_v such_o as_o that_o they_o may_v be_v see_v by_o any_o they_o must_v then_o use_v all_o possible_a honesty_n and_o modesty_n in_o ancient_a time_n when_o they_o have_v not_o the_o conveniency_n of_o do_v this_o business_n within_o door_n but_o be_v fain_o to_o go_v abroad_o they_o observe_v very_o many_o point_n tend_v towards_o the_o modesty_n of_o the_o act_n and_o because_o the_o place_n may_v sometime_o not_o be_v so_o safe_a and_o free_a from_o danger_n they_o use_v a_o certain_a form_n of_o prayer_n or_o invocation_n to_o their_o tutelar_a angel_n that_o they_o will_v defend_v they_o from_o all_o danger_n but_o at_o this_o time_n there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n use_v 5._o after_o they_o have_v do_v they_o must_v wash_v their_o hand_n and_o give_v praise_n to_o god_n acknowledge_v his_o great_a goodness_n and_o wisdom_n in_o that_o he_o have_v make_v man_n in_o so_o wonderful_a a_o manner_n and_o so_o preserve_v he_o whereas_o if_o the_o passage_n for_o the_o evacuate_a the_o superfluity_n of_o the_o body_n shall_v be_v stop_v up_o never_o so_o little_a a_o while_n he_o will_v die_v and_o this_o benediction_n they_o use_v to_o repeat_v as_o often_o in_o the_o day_n as_o their_o necessity_n call_v they_o to_o this_o act._n chap._n vii_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o wash_v in_o the_o morning_n they_o wash_v their_o hand_n and_o face_n every_o morning_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v up_o and_o before_o they_o have_v so_o do_v they_o take_v special_a care_n that_o they_o touch_v not_o either_o bread_n or_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v eat_v neither_o any_o book_n or_o holy_a thing_n 2._o as_o concern_v the_o quality_n of_o the_o water_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o wash_v the_o rabbin_n have_v write_v and_o enjoin_v many_o subtlety_n and_o nice_a circumstance_n and_o they_o also_o say_v that_o the_o water_n must_v not_o be_v cast_v upon_o the_o ground_n nor_o may_v they_o tread_v upon_o it_o because_o they_o account_v it_o a_o unclean_a thing_n 3._o while_o they_o be_v wipe_v their_o hand_n and_o face_n they_o say_v a_o benediction_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v in_o the_o 9_o chapter_n follow_v chap._n viii_o of_o uncleanness_n it_o be_v ordain_v in_o the_o law_n as_o appear_v out_o of_o leviticus_n that_o whosoever_o touch_v a_o dead_a body_n or_o the_o carcase_n of_o any_o creep_v thing_n or_o a_o leper_n or_o menstruous_a person_n and_o the_o like_a shall_v be_v unclean_a but_o for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v because_o such_o person_n be_v forbid_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o temple_n now_o that_o the_o temple_n be_v destroy_v they_o say_v that_o all_o these_o precept_n of_o uncleanness_n be_v cease_v also_o only_o this_o one_o remain_v some_o time_n in_o force_n by_o the_o appointment_n of_o esdra_n namely_o that_o he_o who_o seed_n of_o copulation_n have_v go_v from_o he_o shall_v be_v unclean_a as_o it_o be_v command_v levit._n 15._o 16._o vir_fw-la de_fw-la quo_fw-la egredietur_fw-la semen_fw-mi coitus_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o if_o any_o man_n seed_n of_o copulation_n go_v out_o from_o he_o than_o he_o shall_v wash_v all_o his_o flesh_n in_o water_n and_o be_v unclean_a until_o the_o even_o but_o this_o be_v afterward_o find_v to_o be_v too_o full_a of_o trouble_n and_o difficulty_n to_o be_v observe_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o frequent_a commerce_n betwixt_o man_n and_o wife_n it_o be_v at_o length_n whole_o dispense_v withal_o chap._n ix_o of_o their_o benediction_n or_o laudatory_a prayer_n we_o be_v here_o to_o understand_v that_o it_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o rabbin_n that_o they_o shall_v say_v a_o benediction_n and_o render_v particular_a praise_n and_o thanks_o to_o god_n not_o only_o for_o every_o benefit_n that_o they_o receive_v and_o in_o all_o their_o prayer_n but_o even_o upon_o every_o extraordinary_a accident_n also_o that_o befall_v they_o and_o in_o every_o action_n that_o they_o do_v and_o likewise_o for_o every_o meat_n they_o eat_v and_o every_o liquor_n they_o drink_v and_o every_o good_a smell_n for_o all_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n and_o of_o
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morning_n benediction_n be_v therefore_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d meah_n beracoth_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o hundred_o benediction_n chap._n x._o of_o the_o form_n of_o their_o synagogue_n or_o school_n they_o make_v their_o synagogue_n which_o be_v call_v by_o they_o school_n either_o little_a or_o great_a on_o the_o ground_n or_o above_o stair_n stand_v by_o themselves_o or_o in_o part_n of_o another_o house_n according_a as_o their_o best_a opportunity_n will_v give_v they_o leave_v it_o be_v impossible_a for_o they_o now_o to_o erect_v any_o starelie_o or_o sumptuous_a fabric_n 2._o the_o wall_n within_o be_v only_o white_v or_o else_o wainscote_v or_o line_v with_o board_n and_o round_o about_o they_o be_v write_v certain_a verse_n or_o sentence_n exhort_v to_o attention_n in_o prayer_n and_o round_o about_o the_o school_n be_v bench_n make_v to_o sit_v on_o and_o in_o some_o there_o be_v also_o certain_a chest_n to_o lay_v book_n cloak_n and_o other_o thing_n in_o 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with_o a_o coronet_n of_o silver_n either_o that_o go_v round_o about_o they_o or_o else_o hang_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n before_o they_o and_o this_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chatarath_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chede_a torah_n corona_n legis_fw-la the_o crown_n of_o the_o law_n according_a to_o the_o use_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o place_n and_o the_o fancy_n of_o the_o owner_n of_o the_o book_n and_o there_o be_v in_o this_o ark_n or_o chest_n sometime_o two_o sometime_o four_o ten_o twenty_o or_o more_o of_o these_o book_n and_o they_o be_v call_v all_o of_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sepher_n torah_n the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n and_o out_o of_o these_o they_o read_v on_o every_o festival_n day_n and_o other_o set_a time_n as_o we_o shall_v show_v hereafter_o in_o its_o proper_a place_n 4._o in_o the_o midst_n or_o else_o at_o the_o upper_a end_n there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o wooden_a table_n raise_v up_o something_o high_a on_o 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upon_o the_o man_n that_o shall_v give_v so_o much_o to_o such_o a_o charitable_a work_n and_o because_o it_o be_v unlawful_a so_o much_o as_o to_o touch_v any_o money_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n therefore_o every_o man_n in_o particular_a make_v a_o promise_n to_o give_v what_o he_o please_v and_o this_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nedabah_n oblatio_fw-la voluntaria_fw-la a_o voluntary_a offer_n or_o free_a gift_n which_o each_o man_n very_o willing_o pay_v the_o week_n follow_v according_a to_o the_o sum_n which_o he_o have_v former_o make_v promise_n of_o and_o so_o all_o the_o particular_a sum_n be_v put_v together_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o poor_a man_n for_o who_o they_o be_v collect_v 5._o there_o be_v moreover_o in_o every_o great_a city_n several_a fraternity_n or_o company_n of_o select_a officer_n who_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o many_o work_n of_o charity_n as_o for_o example_n some_o that_o take_v care_n of_o the_o sick_a and_o for_o the_o burial_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o this_o be_v common_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ghemiluth_n hassadim_v other_o for_o simple_a alm_n cail_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zedacah_n other_o for_o the_o redeem_v of_o slave_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pidion_n shebim_n and_o some_o that_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o marry_v poor_a virgin_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hassi_n betuloth_n and_o many_o other_o either_o more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o inhabit_v in_o the_o say_a city_n 6._o if_o any_o poor_a man_n have_v any_o extraordinary_a necessity_n great_a than_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n where_o he_o live_v be_v able_a to_o supply_v he_o than_o go_v to_o the_o principal_a rabbin_n of_o the_o city_n and_o they_o give_v he_o a_o testimonial_a under_o their_o hand_n that_o he_o be_v a_o honest_a man_n and_o one_o that_o deserve_v their_o charity_n and_o withal_o entreat_v that_o every_o one_o 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ordinary_a at_o their_o meat_n 3._o this_o feast_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chanucah_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v the_o feast_n of_o dedication_n or_o initiation_n and_o their_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o religion_n again_o have_v now_o purify_v the_o temple_n again_o anew_o which_o have_v be_v defile_v by_o the_o heathen_a chap._n x._o of_o the_o feast_n of_o purim_n or_o lot_n upon_o the_o 14._o day_n of_o the_o month_n adar_n or_o march_v they_o celebrate_v yearly_o the_o feast_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d purim_n in_o memory_n of_o what_o we_o read_v in_o the_o book_n of_o esther_n concern_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n escape_v the_o danger_n of_o a_o totall_n extirpation_n by_o the_o machination_n and_o subtle_a device_n of_o haman_n who_o be_v afterward_o hang_v together_o with_o his_o ten_o son_n this_o feast_n be_v call_v the_o feast_n of_o purim_n or_o lot_n for_o the_o reason_n set_v down_o cap._n 9_o of_o the_o say_a book_n of_o esther_n dies_fw-la isti_fw-la appellati_fw-la sunt_fw-la purim_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o haman_n the_o son_n of_o hammadetha_n the_o agagite_n etc._n etc._n have_v devise_v against_o the_o jew_n to_o destroy_v they_o and_o have_v cast_v pur_fw-mi that_o be_v the_o lot_n to_o consume_v they_o etc._n etc._n therefore_o they_o call_v these_o day_n purim_n after_o the_o name_n of_o pur._n 2._o this_o feast_n continue_v two_o day_n although_o they_o keep_v the_o first_o only_o solemn_o fast_v the_o day_n before_o it_o as_o have_v be_v former_o say_v and_o notwithstanding_o that_o they_o be_v not_o forbid_v to_o do_v any_o manner_n of_o business_n or_o work_v upon_o the_o aforesaid_a two_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n yet_o do_v they_o voluntary_o forbear_v upon_o the_o first_o of_o the_o two_o day_n and_o make_v it_o a_o solemn_a feastival_n 3._o upon_o the_o first_o evening_n they_o all_o repair_n to_o the_o school_n where_o say_v the_o ordinary_a prayer_n they_o add_v also_o a_o commemoration_n of_o the_o great_a deliverance_n at_o that_o time_n when_o they_o be_v now_o at_o the_o jaw_n of_o death_n and_o then_o do_v they_o read_v the_o whole_a story_n of_o their_o escape_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o whole_a book_n of_o esther_n which_o they_o have_v in_o their_o school_n fair_o write_v in_o parchmet_n in_o a_o long_a roll_n as_o the_o pentateuch_n be_v and_o this_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d meghillah_n that_o be_v to_o say_v volumen_fw-la a_o volume_n or_o roll._n and_o while_o this_o be_v read_v there_o be_v some_o that_o as_o often_o as_o they_o hear_v haman_n name_v they_o beat_v the_o ground_n and_o make_v a_o great_a murmur_a noise_n in_o token_n of_o curse_v he_o and_o execrate_v his_o memory_n and_o they_o do_v the_o like_a at_o their_o morning_n prayer_n also_o and_o withal_o read_v out_o of_o the_o pentateuch_n exod._n cap._n 17._o ver_fw-la 8._o venit_fw-la autem_fw-la amalech_n etc._n etc._n then_o come_v amalek_n and_o fight_v with_o israel_n in_o rephidim_n etc._n etc._n 4._o on_o this_o day_n they_o give_v much_o alm_n to_o the_o poor_a public_o and_o they_o likewise_o send_v dish_n of_o meat_n one_o to_o another_o every_o friend_n and_o kinsman_n to_o each_o other_o and_o scholar_n send_v present_n to_o their_o master_n or_o tutor_n and_o master_n give_v to_o their_o servant_n and_o general_o all_o superior_n to_o their_o inferior_n and_o they_o use_v all_o expression_n of_o mirth_n and_o joy_n that_o may_v be_v invite_v and_o feast_v one_o another_o as_o it_o be_v command_v esth_n cap._n 9_o esséntque_fw-la dies_fw-la isti_fw-la epularum_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o they_o shall_v make_v they_o day_n of_o feast_v and_o joy_n and_o of_o send_v portion_n one_o to_o another_o and_o gift_n to_o the_o poor_a 5._o and_o this_o they_o observe_v chief_o upon_o the_o second_o evening_n at_o which_o time_n every_o one_o make_v as_o great_a a_o feast_n as_o he_o be_v able_a eat_v and_o drink_v more_o free_o then_o at_o other_o time_n and_o after_o supper_n they_o go_v on_o visit_v one_o another_o entertain_v their_o friend_n with_o banquet_n pastime_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o jollity_n and_o entertainment_n of_o mirth_n 6._o they_o do_v not_o make_v so_o great_a cheer_v or_o expression_n of_o joy_n upon_o the_o second_o day_n nor_o be_v any_o thing_n read_v in_o the_o school_n yet_o do_v they_o on_o this_o day_n also_o make_v show_n of_o some_o kind_n of_o joy_n 7._o when_o there_o be_v thirteen_o month_n in_o the_o year_n that_o be_v to_o say_v when_o the_o month_n adar_n be_v double_v or_o there_o be_v two_o month_n of_o march_n as_o have_v be_v touch_v former_o par._n 3._o cap._n 2._o they_o call_v the_o 14._o of_o the_o first_o adar_n the_o lesser_a
without_o prick_n which_o be_v instead_o of_o vowel_n and_o the_o phrase_n of_o these_o book_n also_o be_v very_o different_a from_o that_o of_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o bible_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v learn_v without_o much_o pain_n and_o practice_v it_o render_v the_o read_n of_o these_o book_n the_o much_o more_o difficult_a 3._o notwithstanding_o some_o among_o they_o that_o be_v more_o quick-witted_a and_o of_o better_a part_n then_o ordinary_a go_v on_o from_o these_o book_n to_o the_o misnah_n and_o to_o study_v the_o talmud_n which_o they_o account_v for_o the_o groundwork_n of_o all_o knowledge_n and_o the_o best_a study_n they_o can_v betake_v themselves_o too_o for_o very_o few_o of_o they_o apply_v themselves_o to_o the_o study_n of_o any_o other_o science_n as_o have_v be_v say_v before_o part._n 2._o cap._n 2._o 4._o when_o a_o son_n be_v now_o come_v to_o be_v thirteen_o year_n and_o a_o day_n old_a he_o be_v then_o account_v a_o man_n and_o become_v bind_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o all_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v now_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bar_v mitzvah_n that_o be_v to_o say_v filius_fw-la mandati_fw-la a_o son_n of_o the_o commandment_n although_o some_o call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bar_n de_fw-fr minian_n that_o be_v to_o say_v one_o that_o be_v of_o age_n to_o do_v any_o business_n and_o may_v make_v one_o in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o ten_o that_o be_v require_v to_o be_v present_a at_o any_o of_o their_o public_a act_n of_o devotion_n and_o whatever_o contract_v he_o make_v they_o be_v of_o force_n and_o if_o he_o be_v former_o under_o tutor_n he_o be_v now_o free_v from_o their_o jurisdiction_n over_o he_o and_o in_o a_o word_n both_o in_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a affair_n he_o be_v absolute_a lord_n and_o master_n of_o himself_o 5._o a_o girl_n when_o she_o be_v come_v to_o the_o age_n of_o 12._o year_n and_o a_o half_a be_v call_v a_o woman_n chap._n xi_o of_o the_o honour_n they_o account_v due_a to_o their_o parent_n tutor_n rabbin_n and_o ancient_a person_n the_o obligation_n be_v great_a that_o they_o hold_v a_o son_n have_v to_o honour_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n observe_v the_o command_n give_v exod._n cap._n 20._o honora_n patrem_fw-la tuum_fw-la &_o matrem_fw-la tuam_fw-la honour_n thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o particular_n of_o this_o duty_n be_v at_o large_a set_v down_o by_o the_o rabbin_n who_o affirm_v that_o we_o must_v honour_v they_o not_o only_o while_o they_o be_v live_v but_o when_o they_o be_v dead_a also_o 2._o they_o also_o instruct_v father_n how_o they_o ought_v to_o carry_v themselves_o towards_o their_o son_n and_o especial_o when_o they_o now_o begin_v to_o be_v of_o year_n that_o so_o they_o give_v they_o not_o occasion_n to_o despise_v they_o 3._o they_o conclude_v also_o from_o the_o aforesaid_a passage_n in_o exodus_fw-la that_o every_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o honour_v his_o elder_a brother_n and_o his_o stepmother_n also_o and_o for_o his_o master_n or_o tutor_n who_o have_v instruct_v he_o in_o the_o principle_n of_o religion_n they_o account_v he_o worthy_a of_o more_o respect_n and_o observance_n than_o his_o father_n that_o beget_v he_o for_o they_o say_v that_o he_o have_v give_v he_o only_o his_o be_v but_o the_o other_o his_o well-being_n after_o these_o they_o have_v respect_n to_o all_o religious_a and_o learned_a person_n do_v they_o all_o honour_n both_o in_o their_o word_n and_o action_n they_o also_o reverence_v all_o ancient_a person_n as_o they_o be_v command_v to_o do_v levit._fw-la cap._n 19_o and_o the_o rabbin_n say_v that_o honour_n be_v likewise_o due_a to_o any_o ancient_a person_n whatsoever_o or_o of_o what_o nation_n or_o religion_n so_o ever_o as_o be_v one_o that_o have_v a_o long_a while_n be_v a_o citizen_n of_o the_o world_n and_o have_v see_v many_o occurrence_n and_o consequent_o must_v have_v much_o knowledge_n and_o experience_n in_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n as_o it_o be_v write_v job_n cap._n 12._o in_o antiquis_fw-la est_fw-la sapientia_fw-la &_o in_o multo_fw-la tempore_fw-la prudentia_fw-la with_o the_o ancient_n be_v wisdom_n and_o in_o length_n of_o day_n understanding_n part_n v._n chap._n i._n of_o the_o jewish_a heretic_n and_o particular_o of_o the_o karraim_n there_o be_v towards_o the_o late_a end_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n stand_v divers_a sect_n of_o heretic_n among_o the_o jew_n of_o which_o we_o shall_v not_o here_o discourse_n it_o be_v beside_o our_o purpose_n in_o hand_n to_o give_v a_o account_n in_o this_o place_n of_o any_o thing_n save_o the_o present_a condition_n of_o thing_n among_o they_o and_o therefore_o the_o reader_n be_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o of_o all_o the_o ancient_a kind_n of_o heretic_n there_o be_v at_o this_o time_n only_o one_o sect_n remain_v who_o though_o they_o be_v jew_n and_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v yet_o account_v among_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o nation_n as_o heretic_n and_o be_v common_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d karraim_n which_o name_n be_v derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d karah_n legere_n to_o read_v whence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mikrah_n lectura_fw-la scil._n sacra_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o holy_a scripture_n or_o write_n because_o these_o man_n keep_v themselves_o so_o strict_o to_o the_o bare_a text_n of_o the_o bible_n as_o that_o they_o hold_v that_o we_o ought_v only_o to_o observe_v the_o pentateuch_n as_o it_o lie_v in_o the_o bare_a letter_n neither_o do_v they_o admit_v or_o will_v they_o hear_v of_o any_o interpretation_n gloss_n or_o exposition_n of_o the_o rabbin_n whatsoever_o 2._o these_o be_v questionless_a some_o of_o the_o old_a stock_n of_o the_o sadducee_n though_o somewhat_o reform_v because_o they_o follow_v their_o doctrine_n in_o reject_v all_o thing_n save_v only_o the_o literal_a sense_n of_o the_o scripture_n only_o whereas_o the_o sadducee_n deny_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o so_o consequent_o both_o hell_n and_o paradise_n and_o purgatory_n and_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o like_o these_o man_n therefore_o consider_v that_o in_o hold_v these_o opinion_n they_o shall_v stand_v at_o a_o distance_n with_o all_o the_o religion_n in_o the_o world_n beside_o see_v that_o not_o only_o the_o jew_n but_o also_o all_o other_o religion_n general_o acknowledge_v this_o truth_n they_o have_v take_v it_o into_o their_o belief_n as_o they_o have_v also_o admit_v of_o some_o of_o the_o most_o ancient_a tradition_n that_o so_o by_o this_o their_o compliance_n they_o may_v render_v themselves_o not_o so_o odious_a even_o to_o their_o own_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n under_o which_o name_n they_o also_o pass_v although_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o they_o be_v in_o truth_n descend_v from_o and_o real_o be_v sadducee_n 3._o there_o be_v many_o of_o they_o in_o constantinople_n in_o cairo_n and_o in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o east_n as_o likewise_o in_o russia_n where_o they_o live_v according_a to_o their_o own_o rule_n have_v synagogue_n and_o certain_a rite_n of_o their_o own_o but_o under_o the_o name_n of_o hebrew_n or_o jew_n and_o which_o be_v more_o they_o pretend_v themselves_o to_o be_v the_o only_a true_a observer_n of_o the_o mosaical_a law_n 4._o in_o all_o place_n wheresoever_o they_o live_v they_o be_v beyond_o measure_n hate_v by_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o these_o man_n by_o way_n of_o reproach_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rabbanim_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v observer_n of_o the_o rabbin_n and_o the_o hatred_n they_o bear_v to_o those_o man_n be_v so_o great_a as_o that_o they_o will_v not_o contract_v any_o alliance_n with_o they_o nor_o willing_o have_v any_o manner_n of_o conversation_n with_o they_o at_o all_o as_o conceive_v they_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d maâ—â—zerim_n that_o be_v to_o say_v bastard_n because_o that_o in_o the_o business_n of_o their_o marriage_n and_o divorce_n and_o in_o the_o purification_n of_o their_o menstruous_a woman_n they_o do_v not_o observe_v the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o rabbin_n and_o which_o be_v more_o than_o all_o this_o if_o any_o one_o of_o these_o man_n shall_v be_v convert_v and_o desire_v to_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o number_n of_o the_o rabbanim_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o the_o other_o jew_n they_o will_v not_o by_o any_o mean_n accept_v of_o he_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o be_v make_v a_o jew_n if_o any_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o be_v make_v a_o jew_n he_o must_v first_o be_v examine_v strict_o by_o three_o rabbin_n or_o other_o person_n in_o authority_n what_o it_o be_v that_o have_v move_v he_o to_o take_v up_o this_o resolution_n and_o particular_o